“Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.” ― Seth Godin, Poke the Box
Right! Audiobooks became really hot around the time I wrote this, which was a while ago. Even so, I don’t think they’re going away anytime soon. So … here’s what I wrote about them.
And here’s the previous part of this brief indie publishing series.
Ebooks have unquestionably been the reason so many indie authors have been able to break into publishing. This is a quick overview of the online retailers one can choose from to publish and distribute one’s ebooks.
And remember the importance of distribution? We’ll talk about that more later.
The above image is clearly not a photo of me, but it does seem to capture the feeling I got after reviewing my various revenue streams for August 2021. I found out the most amazing fascinating things.
Hi, everyone. This is a quick update. Yeah. I’ve been looking at my finances.
Remember what I wrote about print-on-demand (or POD) publishing?
It doesn’t take a genius to realize why ebooks became so popular (and how Amazon built an empire, based on authors’ years of rejections getting screwed by publishers and others frustrations with matters like distribution and marketing) among authors who decided to bypass the traditional publishing route. It’s relatively cheap (depending on your tolerance for bad covers and poor editing) and it’s easy as can be.
But when it comes to print books, you need to know a few things.